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OBJECT TYPE: Canada/official
DATE: 1932
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0890.003

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Great Bear Lake - Rae, N.W.T.
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 6
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Paper

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 9.2 cm
Width: 16.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Commemorative
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Northwest Territories
Period: Postmarked December 9, 1932
Canada: W.R. May from Canadian Airways piloted the inaugural flight.
Function: SENT THROUGH THE MAIL FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING A COLLECTIBLE ITEM
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: First Canada post stamp: "CANADA/ POSTES/ POST/ AIR/ 5 / CENTS/ 5"/ Second stamp: "CANADA/ POSTES/ POST/ 1/ CENT/ 1"/Circular postmark: "GREAT BEAR LAKE/ 10/ DEC 9/ 32/ N.W.T."/ Below stamps: "VIA AIR MAIL"/ Cachet reads: "CANADA AIR MAIL/ FIRST OFFICIAL FLIGHT/ GREAT BEAR LAKE TO RAE."/ Handwritten address: "Mr. A.A. Cockburn,/ 359 Albert St/ Ottawa/ Ont."/ Handwritten upper left corner: "By First Air Mail Flight./ Great Bear Lake To Rae/ N.W.T."/ Circular postmark on back of cover: "RAE/ 13/ DEC 9/ 32/ N.W.T."/
Missing: Complete
Finish: Cream coloured cover with red and blue design around edges and a black cachet.
Decoration: Cachet depicts an airplane on a lake.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Cover, 1932, Artifact no. 1998.0890, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1998.0890.003/

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